GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 274, 12 August 1908, Page 7

GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

(Ny TEi.Eanii;n—rur.ss association—corraionT.) AERIAL CA.PERS. (Rec, August 11, 8.50 ji.jn.). • New Vorh, Aygust 11. Mr. Wilbur aeroplane mado a secpnd tjscept, twjpe describing a figuro of eight jn thp ajr. SIR FRANCIS UQPWOOD. . ' (pep, August 11, lI.JQ p.pj.) London, August 11. Tho Grand Cross pf St. Mibhrtßj and St, Georgo has been conferred on Sir Francis Hopwood, Undoj-Seprotary fpr tho Colonies.

The Qrder pf St. Michael'and St- George, instituted in 1818, consists of tho Sovereign,'a Grand Master, aiid tlirco qJnsses of members: G.C.M.G., Knight Grand Cross; K.C.M.G., Knjght 'Commander; and C.M.p,, Companion. The" Order'contains many 'men' of distinction in colonial and foreign affairs, ani} Sir Trancis Hppwpod entered it as C.M.G. in 1893, 'becoming K.C.M.G. in 1906. Ho was borji in 1860, and entered the Board of Trade as assistant law clerk in 1886. He was appointed assistant solicitor in 1888, private secretary to tho President, and Secretary to the Railway Department in. 1893. He was a delegate'to the 1895 International Railway Congress in London, and to the International Railway Congresses in Paris, 1900, and Washington, 1905. He acted a,s lion, secretary to the chairman of tho Select Committee which inquired iiito the Jameson Raid in 1896, arid was a Royal Commissioner on Londpn Traffic in 1903., He was appointed to succeed the late Sir Courtenay Boylo as Permanent Secretary'of tho Board of Trade, arid was made K.C.B. in 1901. He was appointed to the Colonial Office last year. PIGEONS A MILITARY DANGER. Vleijpa, August 10. As a military precaution, Austria has prohibited live pigeons entering the Empire without permission of the military. ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET. London, August 10. Hampshire beat Kent by one wicket, and Surrey defeated Middlesex. These matches alter tho pro-existing order, whioh was: —Yorkshire leading with no losses; Surrey, Middlesex, and Kent one loss "eaoh. Surrey now takes second place. returning"olympic team. London, August IQ. A letter has been written tq tho Olympic Council on behalf of tho Australian team, thanking tho British publio for its hospitality and kijidnpss to tho teajn, which leaves England with most pleasant recollections, and will always testify to tho sportsmanlike qualities of tho British peoplo.

GENERAL BOOTH. London, August 10. General Booth, thp veteran leador of tlio Salvation Army, has started for a two months' tonr of Sputh Africa. , .DEATH OF A MASTER OF BOUNDS. London, August 10. Mr. Robert Watson tho oldest master of fox-hounds in tlio Ilnitod Kingdom, and brother of Mr. Gcorgo Watson, master of the Melbourne hounds, is dead. PROFESSIONAL RUGBY; MAORI TEAM. (Rec. August 12, 0.50 a.m.) Sydney, August. 11. Tho Rugby Lcaguo lias decided not to allow its players to participate in tho Maori bonefit match, and threatens to disqualify any who do. The chosen team includes several league players who liavo declared their detornijnatipn to take part in tho match.